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Safety is Our Common Language
IMCA Safety Seminar 2010

Programme

 
 
 
 

Join us on Tuesday 23 February 2010 from 18:30-20:30 for a drinks and buffet reception at the Singapore Marriott Hotel - an opportunity to meet fellow delegates, network and register early.

Day One - 24 February 2010

08:00 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
09:00 Introduction and welcome
Mark Shepherd, Mermaid Offshore Services - Vice-Chairman, IMCA Asia-Pacific Section
09:10 Keynote address
David Forsyth, Bibby Offshore - Vice-Chairman, IMCA Safety, Environment & Legislation (SEL) committee
09:30 Keynote address - Delivery safety
Jim Fortnum, BP Berau
10:00 Fighting complacency in DP operations
Ekkehard Stade, Global Maritime
10:30 COFFEE
11:00 Preparing for the unthinkable
Workshop discussion and feedback - Facilitators: Wallace Robertson and David Forsyth
12:00 Promoting greater industry knowledge of software control systems to prevent unsafe or downtime events
Mat Bateman, Global Maritime
12:30 LUNCH
13:30 Emergency response plan with integrated real-time medicine
Dr Kevin U-Jyn Chan, Flinders EMA Pte Ltd
14:00 Managing tick-borne disease on offshore oil platforms
Dr Mark Newson-Smith, Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC)
14:30 Case study: Dengue fever
TBA, Well Ops Asia Pacific
15:00 COFFEE
15:30 Safety statistics - love them or hate them
Des Power, Subsea 7
16:00 Safety statistics - how should they be used and how can they be improved?
Workshop discussion and feedback - Facilitator: William Petit, Aker Subsea US
16:50 Summary of day one
17:00 CLOSE of day one
19:00 SEMINAR DINNER at Raffles Hotel
Coaches will be provided from the Marriott Hotel at 18:30 hours. There will be no return transport.

Day Two - 25 February 2010

09:00 Welcome and introduction to day two
Wallace Robertson, Helix Energy Solutions Group - Chairman, IMCA SEL committee
09:10 Do you speak 'diver safety'? The drive to deliver a global common language
Doug Renwick, Shell
09:40 Special Purpose Ships Code 2008 - confusion, what confusion?
Mike Meade, M3 Marine
10:10 The role of an HSE adviser - have we got the skill set right?
Introductory presentation by Wallace Robertson and David Forsyth
Workshop discussion and feedback - Facilitor, André Tap, Wagenborg Offshore
10:55 COFFEE
11:20 Learning from incidents - why share safety flashes?
Introductory presentation by Bill MacDonald, Mermaid Offshore
Learning from incidents - case study
Including a presentation on lessons learned from marine incident on oilfield on Norwegian Continental Shelf
12:30 LUNCH
13:30 Hazardous assumptions - a review of common industry perceptions that have the potential for failure
Matt Hort, Champion Risk Solutions
14:00 Getting the safety message across
Sipke Mennes, Shell Eastern Petrochemical Project
14:30 Personal responsiblity for safety
Sugath Hattiarachchi, Bahrain Ship Repairing and Engineering Co.
15:00 COFFEE
15:30 Invasive marine species
Sean Kenwery, Technip
16:00 The IMCA SEL committee and its work programme
Introductory presentation by Jane Bugler, IMCA Technical Director
Discussion on future work items including identification of work items on environmental issues
16:30 Seminar summary
Wallace Robertson and David Forsyth
16:40 CLOSE of event
19:00 TRIP ON THE SINGAPORE FLYER followed by DRINKS RECEPTION AT O'LEARY'S BAR AND GRILL
Coaches will be provided from the Marriott Hotel at 18:30 hours. There will be no return transport.
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